With the rains having hit the city in full force, the term “cloudburst” is something that we are bound to come across sooner than later. Cloudbursts are defined as the sudden heavy rainfall over a small area. We are all inconvenienced by the rains blocking roads and worsening traffic. However, the sad thing is that for the next many years, it is likely that traffic will get worse and the rains will also grow more intense. All of these weather changes are due to increase in the temperature of the  Earth’s surface by 1°Celsius over the course of the last 170 years. 

This episode of Climate Emergency follows the host, Sneha Richhariya, talking with Dr Roxy Mathew Koll about cloudbursts, what constitutes one and whether, as a result of climate change, cloudbursts could be expected in monsoon more frequently. Dr Koll explains the issue in a way that anyone could understand regardless of their prior knowledge on the subject. For example, he starts off by explaining the topic using a soda bottle analogy that helps everyone, regardless of their background, understand the concept.